Railroad-tie.



G. W. WAGNER.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED FBBJJ, 1909.

Patented Sept, 28, 1909.

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4 face of the Web of the rail.

GEQRGE. W. WAGNER, 0F HUN'EERSMILLE, VIE.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specifioatianaf Letters .Beteat.

Application. filed February 8, 1909. Serial m.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE \V. WAGNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hnntersville, in the county or Pocahontas and State of \Vest Virginia, have invented a new and useful Railroad Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic railroad tiesand more particularly to means combined therewith whereby rails may be securely fastened to the tie.

The object of the invention is to provide rail-fastening devices designed to tightly clamp the web and base flanges of a rail against the gri 'iping face of the tie, said clamping means being arranged to cooperate with :1 am whereby it is caused to properly clamp a rail irrespective of any slight variation in the proportions of the tie or fastening device.

Another object is to provide simple means for securing the rail-fastening device in adjusted position.

\Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described-and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the pretterred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :--l igure l. is a view partly in front elevation and partly in section of a tie embodying the present improvements, the rails thereon being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tie and of portions of the rails thereon, one of the fastening devices being shown shifted out 3 is a perspective view of one of the fastening'deviees inverted. Fig. 4 is a plan view of one end portion of the tie and with the fastening device removed therefrom.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates an all metal tie having transversely extending recesses 2 in the upper face thereof, each recess constituting a seat for a rail 3. The outer wall of each recess overhangs the bottom of the recess as shown at 4 and is so shaped and proportioned as to lap and bear upon the outer base flange of the rail 3. A projection 5 may be formed upon this overhanging portion at for the purpose of bearing against the outer sur- The inner wall of the recess 2 is rounded as'indicated. at 6 to form a cam face against. which the head 7 of the rail loclring dev ce is work.

As shown especially in locking device consists of 2 the head 7 a; one end' there ingprovided below the block der 9 designed to ext nd into i and to against in can; bottom and end faces (if the shaped as to, [it snugly upon t ti'ang'e, andagainst the inner of the rail. A slightly clon 10 is formed in the block 8- a to receive bolt 11 e: through the tie l, a nut bcin usual for the purpose of fore 8 downwardly against the upper the tie. The meeting faces of bli tie are preferably roughened or formed radial ribs 12, designed to into that after the block has once he upon the tie it becomes ii'npc si same to swing out of the posit' 1 it has been adjusted.

When it is desired to secure tie it is inserted into the proper that the outer base flange of sai" lapped by the wall l of the recc tening device, which is in the p at the right of Fig. 2; is then the. bolt 11 so as to brin a I end ot the recess 2 and between the cam 6. This head a driven between the'cam and be forced against the rail by 5 so as to tightly bind the rail 4 and pro ection 5. After n; shifted as into the reces 0 a sible the blocl; 8 is clamped face of the tie by means of t 11' and the roughened or ribbed tie and block thus on block and head from sn sitions to which they h It, is to be under tood may be made in the rangeinentof the par from the spirit or sacrihcm of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. The combination. with receiving recesses, one wall c. being shaped to overhang hi a railrof email-fastening device mounted uponthe tie adyacent each device having a. head niov cesses therein constituting seats for rails, one

Wall of each recess overhanging the bottom thereof for engaging a base flange of a rail, the other wall of each recess constituting a cam; of a fastening device pivotally mounted upon the tie and adjacent each recess, each fastening device ha ring a head movable into'onc end of the adjoining recess and against the rail nithinsaid recess, said cam cooperating with a head to shift the fastening device against the rail. and means for secarinethe fastening device against movement relative to the tie.

3. The combination with a tie having railreceiving recesses, on; wall of aach recess 1 being curved to constitute a cam, the other wall of each recess constituting rail-engaging means; of a rail-fastenin device pivotally mounted upon the tie ad acent each recess, and having a rail-engaging head insertible into the end portion of the adjoining recess and shiftable by the cam int-o engagement with the rail within the recess, a clamping device Within the tie and slidably engaged by the fastening device, and means for securing said fastening device against movement relative to the tie.

.' In testimony that I claim the foregoing 

